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The Popular Mobilization Forces or PMF is an Iraqi state sponsored Shia umbrella organization composed of roughly 67 armed paramilitary groups. The PMF is mainly composed of Shias but also has Sunni, Christian and Yazidi groups. The PMF was formed in 2014 to combat [[File:Cball-Isis.png]] [[Jihadism|ISIS]] but has origins in the Iraqi insurgence where it fought [[File:Cball-(MW)USDesert.png]] Americans as well as [[File:Hussein.png]] Ba'athists and [[File:Jihad.png]] Jihadist groups. While it receives support from the American backed Iraqi government, it is anti -West and many member organizations such as Kata'ib Hezbollah are designated as terrorist organizations by the US. The ideology of the PMF is majority Khomeinist, while historically there arewere factions that are aligned with the populist [[File:Sadr.png]] [[Islamic Populism|SadrSadrist Movement]] thatuntil sometimes2022 clashwhen withanti-Iran factions split from the Khomeinistsgroup. The PMF recievesreceives support from Iran and have supported HezbollahAssad and theirhis allies in the Syrian civil war. The group has diminished in relevance since the defeat of ISIS and a new network composed exclusively of pro-Iran militias, the [[File:Khom.png]] Islamic Resistance in Iraq, has gained prominence recently.